One of the numbers associated with Rinus VeeKay’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES career reaches a milestone this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, site of the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix. The next three races on the schedule are VeeKay’s favorite three tracks: Barber Motorsports Park, the IMS road course and the IMS oval. Last year at Barber, VeeKay jumped from the pole to lead 57 of the first 60 laps. “I think we have all the cards on the table to do better, to get back to last year’s results; we just have been a bit unlucky,” said the driver of the No. VeeKay has finished 12th in the standings each of the past two seasons, and that includes missing the Road America race in 2021 after breaking his collarbone in a cycling accident. “I think we’re going to be really quick this weekend,” VeeKay said. VeeKay and Daly combined to lead 72 of the 200 laps in 2021. VeeKay has started fourth, third and third in his three “500s,” and he finished eighth in ’21. “I’m very confident,” he said of next month’s race. “I think I’m more responsible now, a more responsible driver.

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